RecommendedReads: JFiction:Sports
SuperSportsSociety
BryanChick
JCHIC, B
Two best friends. One spot on the baseball team. And a giant, looming, SMELLY turd tank. What could possibly go wrong? This is the first illustrated chapter book in a laugh-out-loud funny series that's about friendship, teamwork, and the occasional fart joke.
FreeThrows,Friendship,andOtherThingsWe FouledUp
JennBishop
JBISH, J
New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, Rory finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries--especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship.
Slugfest
GordonKorman
JKORM, G
When he is forced to attend summer school and take Physical Education Equivalency, known as Slugfest, in order to maintain his spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him, resulting in an unforgettable summer.
KareemBetween ShifaSaltagiSafadi
JSAFA, S
From failed football tryouts to helping the new Syrian refugee student, seventh-grader Kareem attempts to navigate the social complexities of seventh grade, which are further complicated when his mother is unable to return home from Syria due to an executive order.
Select
ChristieMatheson
JMATH, C
One girl and her soccer team take a stand against the bullies who push them too far in this brave, inspiring novel that celebrates girl power and the true spirit of sports.
PlaytheGame:TheHoopCon AmarShah
JSHAH, A
Raam Patel is eager to prove himself ever since he didn't make the middle school's basketball team. So, when Hoop Con comes to town he is determined to be there and take his shot. His big moment proves to be unforgettable...but not in the way he'd hoped.
Dinged
TommyGreenwald
JGREE, T
Fourteen-year-old star freshman quarterback Caleb Springer watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sport, forcing Caleb to consider whether playing football, the sport of his dreams, is worth risking irreparable physical harm.
FlippingForward,TwistingBackward AlmaFullerton
JFULL, A
Fifth-grader Claire can do a perfect triple handspring. She can do a giant pirouette on the uneven bars. What she can't do is reading. With a lot of effort, she hides her secret until an alert vice principle suggests she get evaluated for a learning disability. Now Claire has to convince her mother to let her get tested.
TheHurricanesofWeakerville ChrisRylander
JRYLA, C
Alex gets more than he bargains for when his grandfather passes away and names Alex the new manager of his hometown's scrappy independentleague baseball team.
GameFace ShariGreen
JGREE, S
Thirteen-year-old Jonah is determined to prove that anxiety won’t stop him from succeeding as his hockey team’s goalie in this dynamic novel in verse.
Ghost JasonReynolds
JREYN, J
Ghost is a naturally talented runner with a troubled background, but when he is recruited for an elite middle school track team, he must prove to his coach that he can overcome his problems and become the best sprinter in the city.
BarelyFloating LilliamRivera
JRIVE, L
A dazzling story full of heart about how twelve-year-old Natalia channels her rage into synchronized swimming dreams.
WarriorontheMound SandraW.Headen
JHEAD, S
Narrated by twelve-year-old Cato, this intense and evocative story of racial unrest in prewar North Carolina ends with a dramatic match between white and Black little league teams in 1935.
OnThinIce JessicaKim
JKIM, J
Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old fraternal twins Phoebe and Dexter reluctantly partner up for Phoebe's figure skating competition when Dexter is cut from the hockey team.
Keeper AlanGibbons
JGIBB, A
The North Star soccer team is thrilled when Shane, the new boy at school, turns out to be a talented goalkeeper. But Shane has a temper that gets him in trouble and a demanding father who acts out on the sidelines at every game. Soon Shane’s teammates start to worry that something is really wrong and that Shane’s not nearly as tough as he seems.